Tag: senate

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ToluOctober 11, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Watch Ben Murray-Bruce lash out at fellow senators for harbouring drug addicts

It must have been such a bitter pill to swallow for all the senators who were present at plenary on ...

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ToluOctober 9, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: How the Senate plans to tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria

The Nigerian Senate is now interested in having conversations that will open up new paths to reducing youth unemployment in ...

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AzeezOctober 5, 2017

Senate adopts committee report on 2018 budget, sets conditions for FG

The Senate on Thursday adopted the report of its Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance on the implementation of the 2017 Appropriation ...

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ToluOctober 4, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “IGP Idris is impregnating policewomen and promoting them” | Senator Misau raises fresh allegations

Senator Isah Misau, representing Bauchi Central in the Upper Chamber really does have a truckload of dirt on the Inspector ...

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AzeezOctober 4, 2017

Senate begins probe of Kachikwu’s allegations against NNPC GMD

The Senate has resolved to probe the allegations made by Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu against Group Managing Director ...

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AzeezOctober 3, 2017

Remove speed bumps from federal roads | Senate tells works ministry

The Senate has asked the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to remove illegal bumps from federal roads. The upper ...

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AzeezSeptember 29, 2017

Senate approves death sentence for kidnapping

The Senate has approved death sentence for abduction, wrongful restraints or wrongful confinement for ransom. The upper chamber also approved ...

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ToluSeptember 26, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: After 2 months of recess, NASS resumes plenary but not without some drama

It’s Wednesday, 26th September and as you go about your daily business, know that fire just landed on the mountain ...

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AzeezSeptember 26, 2017

Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable – Senate

The Senate on Tuesday declared that the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. This is coming at a time when ...

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AzeezSeptember 26, 2017

Why INEC cannot continue with my recall process – Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye  has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not followed due process in ...

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AzeezSeptember 20, 2017

LAUTECH will resume on Friday | Saraki confirms

Senate President Bukola Saraki has confirmed that students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) will resume on Friday. ...

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ToluSeptember 18, 2017

“Terrorist People of Biafra”, Operation Python Dancers, the $999 iPhone X | These are last week’s winners and losers

The nature of the events that took centre stage in Nigeria last week and the fact that we may have ...

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AzeezSeptember 17, 2017

IPOB: Senate will meet security chiefs – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said the Senate will meet with security chiefs over the crisis in the South-East. In ...

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AzeezSeptember 15, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari has not disappointed me…we should encourage him – Obasanjo | Our senators have no honour, vision or integrity – Sagay | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Why were you silent on Nnamdi Kanu’s calls for war? | Garba ...

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AzeezSeptember 15, 2017

FG undertaking 24 projects in Kwara, Kogi, Niger –Senate

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Kabiru Gaya, has said that the Federal Government has 24 projects in Kwara, ...

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AzeezSeptember 14, 2017

Melaye appeals court judgment to continue his recall process

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye in Wednesday filed an appeal, challenging an order to continue the process ...

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AzeezSeptember 13, 2017

I want to leave the Senate stronger than I met it – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said has said his aim is to build an efficient legislature. Saraki said this through ...

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AzeezSeptember 9, 2017

Senate will consider accelerated passage of Occupational Safety Bill – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the upper chamber will accelerate the consideration of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 8, 2017

Facts vs Opinions: We should have a podcast for Sagay and the Senate

by Alexander O. Onukwue   There is still the question of whether members of the academia should bother about being ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 8, 2017

Reality check: Sagay and other Buhari cheerleaders are doing damage

by Alexander O. Onukwue Have you read the opinion piece put together by Mallam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 8, 2017

So is Itse Sagay guilty of hate speech?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement issued by Senator Sabi Abdullahi on behalf of the Senate urged President Buhari to ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 8, 2017

ITS-A SAGA: Where did Prof Sagay get the ridiculous figures from?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The veteran Professor of Law and presidential adviser on anti-corruption, Itse Sagay is another war of ...

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AzeezSeptember 7, 2017

Sagay is a rascal who talks under the influence of drugs – Senate

The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse ...

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Adegbite AdedotunSeptember 7, 2017

Mitch McConnell turns Senate towards a short-term debt ceiling hike

Following the resolve of the meeting between President Donald Trump and both Republican and Democrats leaders in the White House ...

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Adegbite AdedotunSeptember 6, 2017

Trump Jr to face Senate panel over ties with Russian officials

Alan Futerfas, Attorney of Donald Trump Jr. has disclosed that his client would be meeting in private with the Senate ...

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ToluSeptember 6, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Murray-Bruce proposes a “part-time Senate” but TwitterNG won’t hear of it

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce continues to fall victim of these Twitter attacks because he just won’t learn. In his few years ...

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AzeezSeptember 5, 2017

We are delighted Nigeria’s economy is out of recession – Senate

The Senate has expressed delight at the news report that Nigeria’s economy is officially out of recession. In a statement ...

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EditorAugust 29, 2017

Pardoned Sheriff, Arpiao could run for Senate

by Adedotun Michael   Controversial and pardoned former Arizona sheriff, Joe Arpaio who was controversially pardoned by US President Donald ...

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AzeezAugust 26, 2017

Ben Bruce’s constituents apologise for recall threats

Constituents of Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce have apologised for threatening to recall him. Leaders of student bodies, Samuel ...

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EditorAugust 22, 2017

Does this Osinbajo/Senate tussle explain why professional public servants get political?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Caught between pleasing the Prince and displeasing the chief priest by taking up a chair at ...

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